Official Red Bull SoapBox pre-game party

Only one more day to the BIG RACE!

One more day to the BIG RACE! And what a better way to kick off the weekend's race than at Urban Saloon. Urban Saloon will be the official pre game party sponsor for the 2008 Red Bull Soapbox Cart Challenge.

Red Bull Soapbox Race will challenge 40 teams of up to four members each to craft zany human-powered driving machines to race against the clock in a downhill dash to the finish line. On September 6, Philly’s finest will have the chance to put their skills to the test down Lyceum Ave in Manayunk, also known as “The Wall”. This course will test not only these teams’ engineering skills, but their creative prowess as well.

You heard us right, this is NOT your average boy scout derby. Toilets, tooth fairies and space ships have been seen screeching through Red Bull Soapbox Race before, so who knows what the land of Mummers will bring to the track!

The auto amateurs are judged on three criteria: speed, creativity and showmanship. So not only should the cart be fast, but it better look fly!

Red Bull Soapbox Race is a FREE event. Gates open at 11am, first race at 1pm.

So now you have all the details for the event, make sure you come on by to the Urban Saloon for Red Bull specials and live models of the carts. Again this is going to be the Official Red Bull Soapbox Pre party and get ready for your Wings.